It is the latest blow to the singer, who counts prominent African Americans including Usher and rapper Lil Wayne among his celebrity friends, amid a storm of legal troubles.

The Baby hitmaker, 20, will appear in court in July to face charges of DUI, resisting arrest without violence and driving with an expired licence following his arrest in Miami, Florida earlier this year.

He is also facing prosecution in Toronto, where he is accused of involvement in the alleged assault of a limousine driver during a night out in December.